Paul William Simpson

Paul William Simpson passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, in Meeker, Oklahoma, at the age of 70. Paul was born on December 26, 1954, in Shawnee, to his parents, Bill and Dorothy Simpson. Paul graduated from Shawnee High School in 1973.

Ora Frankia (Shaw) Story

Ora Frankia “Frankie” (Shaw) Story, longtime resident of Meeker, Oklahoma, departed this life on September 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Frankia was born on March 28, 1933, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Robert Shaw and Loata (Batte) Shaw.

Michael Landon Heinze

MichaelLandonHeinze, born on February 23, 2006, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home in Carney, Oklahoma, on September 23, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.

Mack Lauren “Mike” Braziel III

Mack Lauren “Mike” BrazielIII,79,ofWellston, Oklahoma, passed peacefully at his home on September 20, 2025.He was born on July 12, 1946, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Mack Lauren Braziel Jr. and Viola Mae (Tunnell) Braziel.Growing up in Perkins, Oklahoma, he was known by his classmates as“Mike.

Jerry Randall Rickner

Jerry Randall Rickner, 83, a longtime resident of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025.Jerry was born at home on March 9, 1942, in Oilton, Oklahoma, to Russell and Blanche (Adams) Rickner.

Geneva Lou Keef

GenevaLouKeef,longtime Chandler, Oklahoma resident, was born on November 7, 1943, and departed this life on September 19, 2025, in Chandler, OK, at home, at the age of 81 years.Geneva was the daughter of Arthur D. and Luceal (Brown) Danker.

Jerry Randall Rickner

Jerry Randall Rickner, of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on September 12, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the First Christian Church, Chandler. Additional information can be found at www.parksbrothers.net.

Lisa Louise Railey

Lisa Louise Railey, 57, went home to be with her heavenly Father onAugust 31, 2025. She was born on May 17, 1968, in Chandler, Oklahoma, to Jerry and Margie (Anderson) Prock. She relocated to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, in 1978, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Christopher Railey.

Nita Jeffus Talbert

Nita Jeffus Talbert was born on February 20, 1925, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Daniel Myron Jeffus and Mary Edith (Pace) Jeffus. She was the fourth child of five children. She grew up in a Christian home that believed in God and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz

Ellen Elizabeth Vails Jantz was born on July 6, 1942, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to John Henry Vails and Fern Teresa Bodine Vails. She passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 83.Ellen married Gary Dean Jantz on November 17, 1962.